WO2018123140A1 - Unité d'imagerie stéréo - Google Patents

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WO2018123140A1
WO2018123140A1 PCT/JP2017/031179 JP2017031179W WO2018123140A1 WO 2018123140 A1 WO2018123140 A1 WO 2018123140A1 JP 2017031179 W JP2017031179 W JP 2017031179W WO 2018123140 A1 WO2018123140 A1 WO 2018123140A1
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洋和 市原
寛 雲財
藤井　俊行
真弓 今井
輝幸 西原
淳平 新井
雅大 佐藤
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  • the present invention relates to a stereo imaging unit capable of acquiring two captured images having parallax.
  • a stereo imaging unit used at the distal end portion of an endoscope includes an optical lens system including a plurality of lens groups such as an objective lens, and a solid-state imaging unit.
  • An image pickup unit including a chip (image pickup device) and a circuit board (mounting board) on which circuit components such as a capacitor, a transistor, and a resistor are mounted is arranged in a pair in the left-right direction. ing.
  • Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2000-199863 discloses an element substrate, an electronic component mounted on the element substrate, and a terminal portion of a signal cable within the projection area of the solid-state imaging chip in order to reduce the diameter of the endoscope. A technique is disclosed in which the above is accommodated.
  • the mounting substrate or the like is configured to fit within the projection surface of the imaging element as in the technique disclosed in the above Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-199863, the element substrate is elongated in the optical axis direction, There is a possibility that the hard length of the tip portion may become long.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a stereo imaging unit capable of effectively shortening the hard length of the tip portion without increasing the diameter of the tip portion.
  • a stereo imaging unit includes a pair of objective optical systems arranged with parallax, a pair of imaging units each including an imaging element and a substrate connected to the back surface of the imaging element, A stereo imaging unit having a holding member that holds the pair of imaging units so that optical images formed by the pair of objective optical systems are guided to the imaging elements of the pair of imaging units,
  • the imaging units have the same shape as each other, and the substrate included in each of the pair of imaging units has a plurality of surface portions perpendicular to the back surface of the imaging device, and the plurality of surface portions correspond to the imaging device.
  • the holding member includes a surface portion that is formed from a non-mounting surface on which no component is mounted and protrudes toward the outside of the projection surface of the imaging element from one side direction, and the surface portion that protrudes toward the outside of the projection surface is parallax. In direction It is to hold the pair of the imaging unit so as to face each other in the.
  • the perspective view which shows the whole structure of the endoscope system concerning one Embodiment of this invention.
  • end view of the tip of the endoscope Same as above, III-III sectional view of FIG.
  • perspective view of stereo imaging unit Same as above, exploded perspective view of stereo imaging unit
  • rear view of stereo imaging unit The exploded perspective view which shows the positional relationship of the projection surface of a 1st image pick-up element, and a 1st mounting board concerning a 1st modification.
  • exploded perspective view showing the positional relationship between the projection surface of the second image sensor and the second mounting substrate Same as above, rear view of stereo imaging unit An exploded perspective view showing the positional relationship between the projection surface of the first image sensor and the first mounting board according to the second modification. Same as above, exploded perspective view showing the positional relationship between the projection surface of the second image sensor and the second mounting substrate. Same as above, sectional view of the main part of the tip An exploded perspective view showing the positional relationship between the projection surface of the first image sensor and the first mounting board according to the third modification. Same as above, exploded perspective view showing the positional relationship between the projection surface of the second image sensor and the second mounting substrate.
  • rear view of stereo imaging unit Same as above, rear view of stereo imaging unit
  • the disassembled perspective view which shows the positional relationship of the projection surface of a 1st image sensor, and a 1st mounting board concerning a 4th modification.
  • exploded perspective view showing the positional relationship between the projection surface of the second image sensor and the second mounting substrate.
  • rear view of stereo imaging unit Sectional drawing of the principal part of a front-end
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of the endoscope system
  • FIG. 2 is an end view of the distal end portion of the endoscope
  • FIG. 3 is III in FIG.
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the stereo imaging unit
  • FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the stereo imaging unit
  • FIG. 6 is an exploded view showing the positional relationship between the projection surface of the first imaging device and the first mounting board
  • FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing the positional relationship between the projection surface of the second image sensor and the second mounting board
  • FIG. 8 is a rear view of the stereo image pickup unit.
  • An endoscope system 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes a stereoscopic endoscope 2 capable of taking a subject in stereo from different viewpoints, a processor 3 to which the stereoscopic endoscope 2 is detachably connected, and a processor 3. And a monitor 5 as a display device for displaying the image signal generated by the above as an endoscopic image.
  • the stereoscopic endoscope 2 of the present embodiment is a rigid endoscope applied to laparoscopic surgery, for example.
  • the stereoscopic endoscope 2 includes an elongated insertion portion 6, an operation portion 7 provided continuously to the proximal end side of the insertion portion 6, a universal cable 8 extending from the operation portion 7 and connected to the processor 3, It is comprised.
  • the insertion portion 6 is provided with a distal end portion 11 mainly composed of a metal member such as stainless steel, a bending portion 12, and a rigid tube portion 13 composed of a metal tube such as stainless steel in order from the distal end side. ing.
  • the insertion portion 6 is a portion to be inserted into the body, and the distal end portion 11 incorporates a stereo imaging unit 30 (see FIG. 3) for stereo imaging of the subject.
  • a stereo imaging unit 30 for stereo imaging of the subject.
  • inside the bending portion 12 and the rigid tube portion 13 are imaging cable bundles 39l and 39r (see FIG. 3) that are electrically connected to the stereo imaging unit 30, and a light guide bundle that transmits illumination light to the distal end portion 11 (see FIG. 3). Etc.) are inserted.
  • the stereoscopic endoscope 2 of the present embodiment exemplifies a rigid endoscope in which the proximal end side of the bending portion 12 is configured by the rigid tube portion 13, but the bending portion is not limited thereto.
  • the soft endoscope comprised by the flexible tube part in which the base end side was equipped with flexibility rather than 12 may be sufficient.
  • the vertical direction and the horizontal direction of each part refer to the vertical direction and the horizontal direction corresponding to the vertical direction and the horizontal direction of the image captured by the stereo imaging unit 30 and displayed on the monitor 5. To do.
  • the operation section 7 is provided with an angle lever 15 for remotely operating the bending section 12, and further provided with various switches 16 for operating the light source device of the processor 3, a video system sensor, and the like.
  • the angle lever 15 is a bending operation means capable of bending the bending portion 12 of the insertion portion 6 in four directions, up, down, left and right here.
  • the bending portion 12 is not limited to a configuration that can be bent in four directions of up, down, left, and right, and may be configured to be capable of bending in only two directions, for example, up and down, or only in the left and right directions.
  • the distal end portion 11 includes a distal end portion main body 20 having a substantially columnar shape, and a distal end cylindrical body 21 having a substantially cylindrical shape with a distal end fixed to the distal end portion main body 20.
  • the distal end of the distal end cylinder body 21 is fitted to the outer periphery of the distal end section body 20, and the distal end surface 11 a of the distal end section 11 is formed by the end surface of the distal end section body 20 exposed from the distal end cylinder body 21. ing.
  • the tip body 20 is provided with a pair of observation through-holes 23 l and 23 r opened in the tip surface 11 a side by side (that is, the left and right bending directions by the bending portion 12). ing.
  • a pair of objective optical systems (first and second objective optical systems 31l and 31r) constituting the stereo imaging unit 30 are respectively held in the left and right observation through holes 23l and 23r.
  • Observation windows 24l and 24r are formed on the front end surface 11a.
  • the distal end main body 20 opens on the distal end surface 11a above the observation through holes 23l and 23r (that is, above the upper and lower curved directions by the curved portion 12).
  • a pair of illumination through holes 25l and 25r are provided side by side.
  • a pair of illumination optical systems 27l and 27r that are optically connected to a light guide bundle (not shown) are respectively held in the left and right illumination through holes 25l and 25r, whereby the distal end surface 11a of the distal end portion 11 is illuminated.
  • Windows 26l and 26r are formed.
  • the stereo imaging unit 30 includes a first imaging element 32l that receives an optical image (first optical image) formed by the first objective optical system 31l, and a second objective.
  • a second image sensor 32r that receives an optical image (second optical image) formed by the optical system 31r and an optical path of the first and second optical images, and the first and second image sensors 32l.
  • 32r a single centering glass 34 serving as a holding member in which the light receiving surfaces 32la and 32ra are positioned and fixed by adhesion, and the first and second imaging elements 32l and 32r are held via the centering glass 34.
  • a holding frame 35 as a holding member.
  • the first and second imaging elements 32l and 32r are constituted by solid-state imaging elements such as CCD (Charge Coupled Device) and CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor), for example.
  • Cover glasses 33l and 33r for protecting the light receiving surfaces 32la and 32ra are attached to the first and second imaging elements 32l and 32r.
  • first and second mounting boards 38l and 38r as substrates are connected to the back surfaces of the first and second imaging elements 32l and 32r.
  • the first and second mounting boards 38l and 38r The first and second imaging elements 32l and 32r are electrically connected to each other via terminal portions (not shown) provided in the first and second imaging elements 32l and 32r.
  • the first and second image pickup units 45l and 45r are configured by the first and second image pickup elements 32l and 32r and the first and second mounting boards 38l and 38r, respectively.
  • Each of the first and second mounting boards 38l and 38r includes, for example, a digital IC for generating drive signals for the first and second imaging elements 32l and 32r, and a non-volatile memory (EEPROM) storing control parameters.
  • the IC drive power stabilization capacitor for stabilizing the IC drive power and various electronic components such as resistors are mounted by soldering or the like.
  • the control parameters include a serial number of the image sensor (manufacturer's manufacturing number), correction data for correcting white defects in the image sensor, and the like. If it is difficult to mount a nonvolatile memory corresponding to each of the first and second imaging elements 32l and 32r, the control parameters of the two imaging elements may be stored together in one nonvolatile memory. . In this case, the non-volatile memory may be mounted on a board provided in the operation unit 7 or other endoscope.
  • imaging cable bundles 39l and 39r are electrically connected to the mounting boards 38l and 38r, respectively.
  • the centering glass 34 is constituted by a transparent glass substrate that extends in the left-right direction of the distal end portion 11. On the centering glass 34, the light receiving surfaces 32la and 32ra side of the first and second image sensors 32l and 32r are fixed via cover glasses 33l and 33r, respectively.
  • the cover glasses 33l and 33r attached to the light receiving surfaces 32la and 32ra are disposed via an ultraviolet curable transparent adhesive (UV adhesive) or the like.
  • UV adhesive ultraviolet curable transparent adhesive
  • the holding frame 35 is made of, for example, a columnar metal member having a substantially rounded rectangular cross section (see, for example, FIG. 5).
  • a glass holding portion 36 is recessed on the proximal end side of the holding frame 35, and a centering glass 34 is fixed to the glass holding portion 36 with an adhesive or the like.
  • the holding frame 35 is provided with a first objective optical system holding hole 37l and a second objective optical system holding hole 37r at a predetermined interval. They are arranged side by side. These first and second objective optical system holding holes 37l and 37r are configured by through holes whose distal end side is opened at the end face (tip end face 11a) of the holding frame 35 and whose proximal end side communicates with the glass holding portion 36. ing.
  • first and second objective optical systems 31l and 31r are unitized as first and second objective optical system units 40l and 40r. In the state, each is held with a predetermined parallax.
  • the first and second objective optical systems 31l and 31r constitute the first and second objective optical system units 40l and 40r by being held by the first and second lens frames 41l and 41r, respectively.
  • the first and second objective optical system units 40l and 40r are positioned and fixed in the first and second objective optical system holding holes 37l and 37r via an adhesive or the like, whereby the first and first objective optical system units 40l and 40r are positioned and fixed in the first and second objective optical system holding holes 37l and 37r.
  • the two objective optical systems 31l and 31r are integrally held by a single holding frame 35 together with the first and second imaging elements 32l and 32r.
  • the first and second imaging units 45l and 45r are module products having the same shape and configured by an imaging element and a mounting substrate, respectively, having a common specification and a common shape, respectively. It has become. And these 1st, 2nd image pick-up parts 45l and 45r are in the state which mutually reversed 180 degree
  • the first and second mounting boards 38l and 38r in the present embodiment are configured by a laminated board in which a plurality of circuit boards are laminated in the parallax direction. That is, the first and second mounting substrates 38l and 38r are configured by a hard bulk laminated substrate having a substantially cubic shape having planar surfaces in the vertical and horizontal directions of the optical axes Ol and Or, respectively. Yes.
  • the surface portions of the first and second mounting boards 38l and 38r are set as mounting surfaces 38la and 38ra.
  • a plurality of lands are formed on the mounting surfaces 38la and 38ra of the first and second mounting boards 38l and 38r.
  • Various electronic components 50 are mounted on the mounting surfaces 38la and 38ra of the first and second mounting boards 38l and 38r through the lands and branched from the imaging cable bundles 39l and 39r.
  • Various signal lines 39la and 39ra (except for ground lines 39lb and 39rb described later) are electrically connected.
  • the surface portions of the first and second mounting boards 38l and 38r are set as non-mounting surfaces 38la and 38ra on which various electronic components are not mounted. Yes. However, only the ground lands are formed on the inner surfaces of the first and second mounting boards 38l and 38r in the parallax direction, and branched from the imaging cable bundles 39l and 39r via the ground lands. The ground lines 39lb and 39rb are electrically connected.
  • the first and second mounting boards 38l and 38r configured in this manner are provided with respective vertical surface portions (non-mounting surfaces 38lb and 38rb) and surface portions on the outer side in the parallax direction.
  • Various electronic components 50 mounted on the mounting surfaces 38la and 38ra are connected to the first and second imaging elements 32l.
  • the projection surfaces Pl and Pr in the optical direction Ol and Or direction of 32r are positioned so as not to protrude outward in the vertical direction and the parallax direction, and the inner surface portions (non-mounting surfaces 38lb and 38rb) in the parallax direction are projected from the projection surfaces Pl and Pr.
  • the first image pickup element 32l and the second image pickup element 32r are positioned so as to protrude outward (inward in the parallax direction) and face each other, they are continuously provided.
  • the height in the vertical direction of the first and second mounting boards 38l and 38r is set to be substantially the same as the height of the first and second imaging elements 32l and 32r.
  • the mounting boards 38l and 38r are positioned so that each surface portion in the vertical direction extends substantially flush with the upper and lower surfaces of the first and second imaging elements 32l and 32r.
  • first and second mounting boards 38l and 38r have a surface portion on the outer side in the parallax direction (mounting surfaces 38la and 38ra) that is offset inside from the outer surface in the parallax direction of the first and second imaging elements 32l and 32r. Positioned to do so.
  • first and second mounting boards 38l and 38r have the first and second imaging elements 32l and 32r within a range in which the surface portions (non-mounting surfaces 38lb and 38rb) on the inner side in the parallax direction do not contact each other. It is positioned so as to be offset outward from the inner surface in the parallax direction.
  • the first and second mounting boards 38l and 38r have different surface parts on the inner side in the parallax direction without causing the various electronic components mounted on the outer side parts in the parallax direction to protrude from the projection planes Pl and Pr.
  • a plurality of circuit boards are constituted by a laminated board laminated in the parallax direction.
  • the first and second mounting boards 38l and 38r Compared with the case where the surface portion and various electronic components are accommodated in the projection planes Pl and Pr (see the two-dot chain line in FIG. 3), the lengths in the optical axis Ol and Or directions are reduced by ⁇ L. As a result of shortening the lengths of the first and second mounting substrates 38l and 38r in the optical axis Ol and Or directions as described above, the hard length of the tip portion 11 is also shortened.
  • the first and second mounting substrates 38l and 38r having a plurality of surface portions perpendicular to the back surfaces of the first and second imaging elements 32l and 32r are provided as the first and second mounting substrates 38l and 38r.
  • the first and second imaging parts 45l and 45r are connected to the back surfaces of the imaging elements 32l and 32r and have the same shape.
  • One of the surface portions composed of the non-mounting surfaces 38lb and 38rb on which no component is mounted is projected from the direction of one side of the first and second imaging elements 32l and 32r toward the outside of the projection surfaces Pl and Pr.
  • the first and second imaging units 45l and 45r are held in a state of being inverted 180 degrees around the optical axes Ol and Or so that the protruding surface portions (non-mounting surfaces) face each other on the inner side in the parallax direction. 35 (centering glass 34) It makes without thick diameter tip portion 11, it is possible to effectively shorten the rigid length of the tip portion 11.
  • the first and second mounting boards 38l and 38r have various electronic components mounted on the respective surface portions in the vertical direction (non-mounting surfaces 38lb and 38rb) and the surface portions on the outer side in the parallax direction (mounting surfaces 38la and 38ra). 50 are the first and second imaging elements 32l.
  • the projection surfaces Pl and Pr of 32r are positioned so as not to protrude in the vertical direction and the outer side in the parallax direction, and the inner surface portion in the parallax direction is set as the non-mounting surfaces 38lb and 38rb on which no electronic component is mounted.
  • the first and second imaging elements 32l and 32r are connected to the proximal end side in a state where they protrude from the Pr inward in the parallax direction and are positioned so as to face each other. Thereby, the hard length of the front-end
  • the various electronic components 50 mounted on the upper and lower surface portions of the first and second mounting boards 38l and 38r and the outer surface portions (mounting surfaces 38la and 38ra) in the parallax direction are the first and first. 2 imaging elements 32l.
  • the projection surfaces Pl and Pr of 32r do not protrude outward in the vertical direction and the parallax direction, the diameter of the tip end portion 11 can be effectively suppressed.
  • the surface portions (non-mounting surfaces 38lb and 38rb) on the inner side in the parallax direction of the first and second mounting boards 38l and 38r are positioned so as to protrude from the projection planes Pl and Pr to the inner side in the parallax direction and face each other.
  • the interval set between the optical axes Ol and Or can be effectively used without making a dead space, and the volume of the first and second mounting boards 38l and 38r (effective circuit) Area) can be secured.
  • the light on the first and second mounting boards 38l and 38r can be shortened, and accordingly, the hard length of the tip portion 11 can be effectively shortened.
  • the first and second mounting boards 38l, 38r are set as the non-mounting faces 38lb, 38rb on which the electronic components are not mounted, by setting the inner surfaces in the parallax direction of the first and second mounting boards 38l, 38r. Even when 38r is brought closer to the inner side in the parallax direction, interference due to so-called crosstalk or the like between the electronic components can be effectively suppressed.
  • ground lines 39lb and 39rb are connected to the non-mounting surfaces 38lb and 38rb on the inner side in the parallax direction where the first and second mounting boards 38l and 38r face each other, whereby the first and second mounting boards 38l and 38r are connected. Even when they are close to each other, heat can be quickly radiated through the ground lines 39lb and 39rb, and further, a shielding effect against crosstalk and the like can be realized to more effectively suppress interference between electronic components. Can do.
  • first and second imaging units 45l and 45r have the same shape respectively constituted by the imaging device and the mounting board having the same specification and the same shape, and the other imaging is performed with respect to one imaging unit. Since the centering glass 34 holds the part rotated 180 degrees around the optical axis, the first and second imaging parts 45l and 45r do not need to be dedicated to the left and right, and the manufacturing man-hours and manufacturing Costs and the like can be effectively suppressed.
  • the first and second mounting boards 38l and 38r are configured by forming stepped surface portions in the vertical direction.
  • the substrates 38l and 38r may be modified substrates having a T shape when viewed from the side.
  • step portions 38lc and 38rc are formed on the base end side of each surface portion (mounting surface) on the outer side in the parallax direction of the first and second mounting substrates 38l and 38r, It is also possible to provide lands for electrically connecting the various signal lines 39la and 39ra to the respective step portions 38lc and 38rc.
  • inclined surfaces 38ld, 38d, 38 rd can be formed, and lands for electrically connecting the various signal lines 39la and 39ra can be provided on the inclined surfaces 38ld and 38rd.
  • a pair of upper and lower cutouts 38le and 38re are provided on each inner surface (non-mounting surface) in the parallax direction of the first and second mounting boards 38l and 38r, and a ground land is provided in each of the cutouts 38le and 38re. It is also possible to provide.
  • the ground lines 39lb and 39rb can be connected to the first and second mounting boards 38l and 38r from the same direction.
  • a common ground line 39b having a large diameter can be connected to the first and second mounting boards 38l and 38r.
  • the upper surface portion of the first mounting substrate 38l and the lower surface portion of the second mounting substrate 38r are configured by stepped surface portions.
  • the first and second mounting boards 38l and 38r can be modified boards having an L shape in side view.
  • the vertical surface portions of the first and second mounting boards 38l and 38r as the mounting surfaces 38la and 38ra.
  • any of them can be used when assembling the stereo imaging unit 30. Even when the mounting surfaces 38la and 38ra are directed upward, the soldering iron can be accessed from the right side with respect to the mounting surfaces 38la and 38ra. Therefore, it is possible to easily perform a soldering operation or the like using a soldering iron that is generally held by the right hand.
  • a so-called Greenough-type stereo imaging unit 30 in which the optical axes Ol and Or of the first and second objective optical system units 40l and 40r are set to be non-parallel is also provided.
  • a configuration similar to that of the above-described embodiment can be employed.
  • the first and second mounting boards 38l and 38r are not limited to hard laminated boards, but may be flexible flexible boards.
  • the first and second mounting boards 38l and 38r are arranged such that the non-mounting surfaces protrude inward in the parallax direction with respect to the projection planes Pl and Pr, and the base end side is folded back outward in the parallax direction. The substantially same effect as the above-mentioned embodiment can be produced.

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Selon l'invention, un premier et un deuxième substrat de montage (38l), (38r), présentant respectivement des pluralités de parties de surface qui sont perpendiculaires à des surfaces arrière d'un premier et d'un deuxième élément d'imagerie (32l), (32r) sont reliés aux surfaces arrière du premier et du deuxième élément d'imagerie (32l), (32r) de façon à former un première et une deuxième unité d'imagerie (45l), (45r) présentant la même forme ; et parmi les parties de surface de chacun parmi le premier et le deuxième substrat de montage (38l), (38r), l'une des parties de surface comprenant des surfaces sans support, où aucun composant électronique n'est monté, est en saillie à partir de la direction d'un bord de chaque premier et deuxième éléments d'imagerie (32l), (32r) vers le côté externe de chaque plan de projection (Pl), (Pr) et la première et la deuxième unité d'imagerie (45l), (45r) sont maintenues par un cadre de maintien (35) (verre de centrage (34)) de telle sorte que les parties de surface en saillie se font face au niveau du côté interne dans la direction de parallaxe.
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